The Collector
- IMDb link: 0061495
- IMDb rating: 7.3 (10,805 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Eric Rohmer, Daniel Pommereulle
- Cast: Patrick Bauchau, Haydee Politoff, Alain Jouffroy and others
- Release date: 2 Mar 1967
- Release year: 1967
- Runtime: 86 minutes
- Country: France
- Keywords: france, cote d'azur, french riviera, idler, art, holiday, swimming pool, reference to jean jacques rousseau, reference to don quixote, interrupted sex
Plot:
The arrogant and pretentious intellectual art dealer Adrien invites his girlfriend to travel with him to the coast to spend one-month vacation with his close friend and painter Daniel in the house of their Randolphe. Adrien expects to do nothing but read and rest in the house, and meet a possible investor in an art gallery that he dreams on having; however, she prefers to travel to London. When he arrives, he discovers that the sexy and promiscuous pleasure-seeking Haydee, who had a one-night stand with Randolphe, is sharing the house with Daniel. Among the days, Adrien becomes obsessed in a sick game of humiliating Haydee and imaging that she is trying to seduce him; however, his lust for her increases but his moral rationalization of their possible relationship keeps them apart.